Lauren Bell

 
Lauren Bell is a reporter covering media, circulation issues, CRM and database. Reach her at lauren.bell@dmnews.com.
 

Recent Articles

Rolling Stone changes publishers again

August 28, 2008

Wenner Media's Rolling Stone magazine, in the midst of a redesign and a substantial ad page slump, has tapped its fourth new publisher in two years.

Orchard brings Alliance loyalty cards to new catalogs

August 28, 2008

Multichannel marketer Orchard Brands has signed Alliance Data Systems Corp. for private label credit services across its newly acquired specialty catalog brands.

Jordan Vineyard offers rewards for loyal connoisseurs

August 27, 2008

Jordan Vineyard and Winery, a California-based estate that produces Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, has launched a new loyalty program called "Jordan Estate Rewards."

Kaiser Permanente installs new customer management system

August 27, 2008

Integrated health plan company Kaiser Permanente has tapped Pegasystems as its new provider for customer management software. Pegasystems' Customer Process Manager for Healthcare (CPM-HC) will be installed on all desktops in Kaiser Permanente's national call centers.

The Advocate, under new ownership, cuts frequency

August 26, 2008

The Advocate, recently acquired by Regent Media, will switch to a monthly distribution strategy as of January 2009. Currently a bi-monthly, the magazine joins a host of other magazines that have scaled back their frequency, including US News and World Report, which scaled back from weekly to bi-weekly this year.

More reaches out to Smart Talk-ers

August 25, 2008

In a move calculated to extend brand awareness and provide multiple cross-marketing opportunities, Meredith Corp.'s More magazine has signed on as a national sponsor for Smart Talk Media LLC's 2009 speaker series.

In Circulation: Q&A with Mike Velez, publisher of Beer Magazine

August 25, 2008

DMNews just ran a great feature on the reading public's growing interest in foodie magazines. This piece got me wondering about magazines that cater to that other gluttonous pleasure - the frosty brew - so I caught up with Mike Velez, publisher of Beer Magazine, for a quick chat about beverage magazines, distribution strategies and, of course, beer.

Xactly targets marketing with Demandbase Stream

August 25, 2008

Xactly Corp., a provider of on-demand incentive compensation management and sales performance management tools and services, has started using Demandbase Stream tool to better focus its SEM, e-mail and online marketing activities.

Average women an untapped group

August 25, 2008

In a Meredith Corp. study, The Gamma Factor: Women and the New Social Cur­rency, the company describes Gamma women as everyday women with a large circle of friends who enjoy freely sharing information within their social networks using multiple media.

Chrysler drives at retention

August 22, 2008

Chrysler has launched three new customer retention and acquisition programs — Dodge THX, Chrysler Inner Circle and Planet Jeep — to woo female buyers during a challenging time for car manufacturers.
 
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